St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-17
The COMMERCIAL RECORD
How Affairs Stood on the Chicago
Beard of Trade at Saturdays
Session.
Wheat Remained Fairly Steady, But
There Was Only a Little Active
Speculation.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Wheat remained steady
to-day although cables were the poorest of
the week, making the foreign demand lin
tied for spot and poor for futures. The
trading was lacking III animation, and fiuc-
tuations were within the narrow range of
sBc. The closing prices were almost identi-
cal with the last figures of yesterday. AS
usual there was speculation as 10 The next
visible supply figures, and it was claimed
that the New York VI heat market closed firm
on the strength of probable increase on
only half million bushels, but the posted
figures of the week would seem TO indicate
that the estimate was far too small. The
statistics were little better today, as clear
ances at Atlantic ports reached 233,
0C0 bu and there was falling
Off i'll receipts at several initial points
The heaviest receipts were at Chicago, Mil
waukee, Minneapolis and Duluth, where the
aggregate was about 10000 bushels. The
local range today was: November AT 70l26
707sc; December at 72G12IstG 12Ssc; May at
77ss@775sc. The closing prices for the day
and week were: October, 69l2e; November,
70l2c; December, 72lSc; May, T7l2c. The
leading operator in corn was selling again to-
day and there was a slight decline in near
futures, May losing but one point and closing
al 4il2c, or Isc under the price on last Sat
urday. Receipts were larger then estimated.
and expected arrivals for Monday showed
considerable increase. October and Novem-
Der closed at 4lc, ll2c under
the price one week ago There was very
light trading and no outside orders
Oats opened little steadier and for October
was steady and market was maintained. But
other deliveries become dull and easy; prices
remained at yesterdays range
Provisions were weaker and the volume OF
business small. The weakness was caused
by heavy receipts of hogs. Holders of prod
net did not appear anxious TO press their
property on the market, as by so doing they
would have to accept materially lower prices
Lard was the weakest article on the list. and
October held firm at S6.25@6.27I2. No
vember sold at 6.2OG6 22l2. October short
ribs were steady at S7@7.O5; January ea>ed
off at S6.20G6.22l2. January pork, $l2225.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. October, opened at 69l2c
closing ut 69I2c; November, 7Ula. closing at
re; December, 72$Sc, closing at 12lsc
May, Use closing at 73is; Gor-No;
4lc; November, lhc, closing at lie;
December, lie, closing at hose; May,
44l2c, closing at 14l2c. Oats-No. = October
opened at 26c, closing at 26c; November,
295sc. closing at 29l2c. Mess Pork, per
bbl-January opened at Sl225, closing
at Sl2.25. Lard, per 100 ibs-October
opened at S6.27I2. closing at So pig; No
yember, S6.22l2 closing at S6.2J; December,
S625, closing 1T $500; January, So. 30 clos
ing at S6.27l2. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at 81, closing at S7O3:
JANUARY, S6.l7l2, closing at So
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Shippers holding off; prices without change.
-Nheat-No. spring, G9A@69l2c: No red.
&c Corn-No ,, Ale bid. Oats-No. =,
25S4EG 26c. Rye-No. =. 49c. Barley, No =
0Sc-} Mess pork, per bbl.. SI3.55@l3.05;
lard, per 100 lbs, S635 short ribs sides,
,tt!eosel 500; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedj
5000 80; short clear sides tboxedl
S7.4e@7.45. Whisky = Dstillers' finished
goods, per gal, Sl.10. Sugar, cut loaf, Re
asked granulated. 6s4c al ed; standard A. -
64c. Receipts-Flour, l /, 900 bbls: wheat.
40, 900 bu.; corn, 202, 900 bu. : oats 222, 600
bu.; rye, 1000 bu. barley, %, 900 bu Ship
ments-Flour, $4,000 bbls.; wheat, II 600
bu.; corn, 49,, 900 bu.; oats, 134, 900 bu. !:
rye, 1000 bu.; barley, $4,000 bu On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
was easier for medium grades: fancy, firm !:
creamery, 19@26e; dairy, l6022c. Eggs
the same as butter; fresh Northern. l74
QlSc.